Brenda Chase
Brenda enjoys sharing her love for Jesus and running through the sports of Cross Country and Track & Field. She is a 1979 NW Christian Graduate and competed in both Cross Country and Track & Field. She went on to be a Seattle Pacific University Cross Country and Track & Field Scholarship Athlete, competing with her team in the 1980 National Cross Country Championships where they finished 2nd.
She passed on her love of running to both her daughters, who also graduated from NWC. Kelsey is currently a NWC Track & Field record holder and competed for Seattle Pacific University, earning an athletic scholarship. She also played Volleyball for NWC. Kylee competed in Track & Field, Volleyball and Cross Country. Kelsey has coached at the high school level and both daughters continue to enjoy running.
Coaching Certifications:
USATF Track & Field Coach Level 1
USATF Cross Country Specialist
VDOTO2 Certified Distance Coach
NW Christian High School Coaching:
Cross Country, Assistant Coach: 2013-2018, Head Coach 2019- present
2013- Boy’s State Champions
2014-2015, Boy’s State 2nd Place, 2015, Girl’s State 6th Place
2016, Boy’s State 4th Place, Girl’s State 3rd Place
2017, Boy’s State 7th Place, Girl State 7th Place
2018, Boy’s State 5th Place
Track & Field, Assistant Coach: 2013- 2016, Head Coach 2017 – 2021
2017- Boy’s State Team Champions, Boy’s State Academic Team Champions
2018 and 2019- Boy’s State Team 4th Place
NW Christian Collegiate T&F/XC athletes:
Anna Henry (2013), Izzy Clark (2015), Tim Kopplin (2015), Rebekah Henry (2016), Jack Ammon (2017), Quinn Dhaenens (2017), Yang Xu (2017), Tyler Shea (2018), Caleb Meyer (2018), Thad McKinney (2018)
